WKU News

Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for February 9, 2018.

WKU News

• Rena Subotnik featured at Wedge Visiting Scholar Presentations: Dr. Rena Subotnik of the American Psychological Association will be the featured guest speaker at this year’s Wedge Visiting Scholar Presentations. The Feb. 21-22 event takes place in two sessions, both of which are free to attend.
• Fall 2017 Dean's/President's List: WKU's Fall 2017 Dean’s and President’s List is available online.
• 2018 Black Excellence Exposition to feature Forensics Team, MajorRedz, Essence in Harmony: Students from WKU’s Forensics Team will host the 2018 Black Excellence Exposition, a free public performance at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Downing Student Union Auditorium. The event will include dance by The MajorRedz, the voices of Essence in Harmony, and poetry and oration by members of the Forensics Team.
• 'Starry Tales for a Winter Night' opens Feb. 15 at Hardin Planetarium: Starry Tales for a Winter Night, a highly interactive planetarium experience designed to help you find your way around winter's night skies, will be presented Feb. 15-March 29 at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium.
• Far Away Places presents Nancy Rice on “The Magic, Mystery and Misfortune of Modern Kenya”: WKU Biologist Nancy Rice will talk about The Magic, Mystery and Misfortune of Modern Kenya in WKU Libraries’ Far Away Places series at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at Barnes & Noble. More: Read more from the WKU Libraries Blog.
• Lone Star Rodeo Feb. 9-11 at WKU's Ag Expo Center: The Lone Star Rodeo Company will make its 2018 visit to WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center this weekend for four shows at 8 p.m. Feb 9; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 10; and 2 p.m. Feb. 11.
• 2018 Winter Weather Communications Plan: Check out a reminder about WKU’s winter weather communications plan that provides a number of ways you can find out if classes are delayed, canceled or if a campus is closed.
• WKU Public Radio Weekday Newscast Schedule: Tune into WKU Public Radio for national and international news from NPR, and local newscasts every half hour during Morning Edition (4-9 a.m. Central), and All Things Considered (3-6 p.m. Central), as well as local news features and interviews produced by the WKU news staff. WKU's Public Radio can be heard on WKYU-FM (88.9) in Bowling Green/Glasgow; WDCL-FM (89.7) in Somerset/Campbellsville; WKPB-FM (88.9) in Henderson/Owensboro; WKUE-FM (90.9) in Elizabethtown/Bardstown; and online at http://www.wkyufm.org/

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WKU Sports

• Men’s basketball: Hollingsworth, Late Run Send Tops to 75-63 Win over FAU: WKU held Florida Atlantic to 29.6 shooting in the second half Thursday and used a 14-5 run to end the game to pull out a 75-63 win at E.A. Diddle Arena. Freshman guard Taveion Hollingsworth, playing his first game in a mask after suffering a broken nose last week at UTSA, scored a team-high 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting. Next: WKU (17-7, 9-2 Conference USA)vs. FIU at 6 p.m. Saturday. More: Hilltoppers to Honor Former All-Americans Saturday; Johnson Named One of 10 Finalists for Senior CLASS Award
• Women’s basketball: Lady Toppers Down Old Dominion, 62-48, for Sixth Straight Win: Tashia Brown broke the 20-point barrier for the 18th time this season with 23 points and freshman Sherry Porter added 12 more for WKU as the Lady Toppers fended off Old Dominion, 62-48, inside E.A. Diddle Arena on Thursday evening for the team's sixth straight victory. Next: WKU (18-5, 9-1 C-USA) at Rice at 2 p.m. Saturday.
• Athletics: Videoboard Upgrades to Begin This Spring on The Hill: The in-game fan experience at a number of WKU athletic events is set to take a major step forward in 2018-19 as the videoboards at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium and E.A. Diddle Arena will undergo renovations this spring to increase the size of the viewing area by nearly 400 percent.
• Softball: WKU Begins 2018 Campaign at Gardner-Webb Tournament: WKU Softball is set to open the 2018 season this weekend in Boiling Springs, N.C., at a Gardner-Webb-hosted tournament. Five games are on the slate with doubleheaders today and Saturday and one more tilt on Sunday. Still one of the youngest teams in the nation, the Hilltoppers sport a 15-person roster that features 10 underclassmen and a redshirt-sophomore.
• Track & Field: Music City Challenge Up Next for WKU: In the final meet before the Conference USA Indoor Championships, WKU Track & Field is headed to the Vanderbilt-hosted Music City Challenge today and Saturday. Up to 27 teams and 750 student-athletes are expected to compete this weekend from the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility in Nashville, Tenn.

More: For updates on WKU Athletics, follow @WKUSports on Twitter or WKU Athletics on Facebook.

WKU in the News

• Best-selling author visits WKU: When best-selling author Roxane Gay sat down to write her latest book, the last topic she wanted to confront was her own self-described “fatness” and the personal demons surrounding it.

• WKU looks to Woods to shape offensive line: TJ Woods may not see his coaching efforts come to fruition right away. Makes him think of a nice dinner. “Sometimes with offensive linemen it takes a little bit of time and I think that that’s why it’s so rewarding, too. There’s not too many quick-fixes in offensive line play,” the new WKU assistant said. “They’re like a good steak, you gotta marinade ‘em for some time usually before. You can’t just slap ‘em on the grill. I think that’s why it’s so satisfying because it takes a lot of time for those kids to do what we ask them to do, to move their body in the ways that we’re asking them to move their body, to handle the volume of football that we give them. All of those things, I think, are pretty fulfilling when you see ‘em happen.”

More: Check out WKU in the News page.

WKU Alumni

• Upcoming WKU Alumni events: For a listing of events, visit the Alumni website and click on the Events Calendar. Or contact the WKU Alumni Association at 888-958-2586. For a list of Alumni news, visit the Alumni News page. More: WKU SpiritFunder
• Topper Travelers Program 2018: The WKU Alumni Association is planning a Baltic Cruise across Northern Europe June 21-July 2. The 10-night cruise across the Baltic Sea aboard Marina will begin in Copenhagen, Denmark, with stops in Berlin, Germany; Helsinki, Finland; St. Petersburg, Russia; Tallinn, Estonia; and Stockholm, Sweden. For information, visit alumni.wku.edu/baltic2018 or contact the Alumni Association at 800-842-9023 or alumnievents@wku.edu.

More: Visit the WKU Alumni website.

What’s Happening At-WKU

Ongoing/continuing events

• Exhibits at Kentucky Museum: Instruments of American Excellence; A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green (through June 30); Kaleidoscope: Kentucky Museum Quilts (through Dec. 18); plus other gallery and on-campus exhibits. (Museum hours/visitor information) Contact Kentucky Museum, (270) 745-2592.
• Exhibits at Downing Museum: The Story of Joe Downing: Select Works From the Collection; Emily Hendricksen, A Reflective Collection (through Feb. 24); David Marquez, Germination Series (Feb. 6-March 17). Downing Museum, 4801 Morgantown Road. Contact Jack LeSieur, (270) 842-7415.
• International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Various events and locations during 2017-18 academic year. Contact International Programs, (270) 745-5334
• Arts at WKU 2017-2018. Various events and locations. Contact Potter College of Arts & Letters, (270) 745-2344.
• Photographic Exhibition: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Then and Now. Through April 13. Jody Richards Hall Gallery. Contact Tim Broekema, (270) 745-3055.
• Art Exhibition: Proof of Existence: An Exhibit of Work by Contemporary Artists of Bosnian and Balkan Origin. Through April 6. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Gallery. Contact Art, (270) 745-3944.
• Exhibit at Intercultural Student Engagement Center: Black History Month student artwork. Downing Student Union, room 2041. Contact ISEC, (270) 745-5066.

Friday, Feb. 9

• 8 a.m.: Student Success Summit. Downing Student Union, room 2124. Contact Academic Advising and Retention, (270) 745-5065.
• 7:30 p.m.: Faculty Recital: Dr. Amelia Rollings and Dr. Julie Lyn Barber, assisted by Julie Pride. Free admission. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
• 8 p.m.: Lone Star Championship Rodeo. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Lone Star Rodeo Company, (270) 269-6000.
• 8 p.m.: The Dance Project 2018. Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre. Admission is $6. Contact Theatre and Dance, (270) 745-5845.

Saturday, Feb. 10

• 7:30 a.m.: Ogden College of Science and Engineering Preview Day. Ogden College Hall. Contact Melanie Redden, (270) 745-4449.
• Noon: Winter Super Saturdays. Various campus locations. Continues Feb. 17 and Feb. 24. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
• 2 p.m.: Lone Star Championship Rodeo. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Lone Star Rodeo Company, (270) 269-6000.
• 3 p.m.: The Dance Project 2018. Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre. Admission is $6. Contact Theatre and Dance, (270) 745-5845.
• 6 p.m.: Hilltopper Basketball vs. FIU. Diddle Arena. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-4298.
• 8 p.m.: Lone Star Championship Rodeo. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Lone Star Rodeo Company, (270) 269-6000.
• 8 p.m.: The Dance Project 2018. Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre. Admission is $6. Contact Theatre and Dance, (270) 745-5845.

Sunday, Feb. 11

• 2 p.m.: Lone Star Championship Rodeo. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Lone Star Rodeo Company, (270) 269-6000.
• 2 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Musica. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
• 3 p.m.: The Dance Project 2018. Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre. Admission is $6. Contact Theatre and Dance, (270) 745-5845.

Monday, Feb. 12

• 2:30 p.m.: Read Local: Mary Ellen Miller. WKU Glasgow Campus, room 131. Contact Kim Shields, (270) 861-6935.
• 3 p.m.: Strategic Planning Committee Open Forum. Ogden College Hall Lecture Hall. Contact Bob Skipper, (270) 745-4295.

Tuesday, Feb. 13

• 4 p.m.: Second Tuesday Salons: Remembering Genocide and Preserving Culture: Our Bosnian Neighbors by Dr. Kate Horigan. Downing Student Union, room 2123. Contact Center for Citizenship and Social Justice, (270) 745-3218.
• 4 p.m.: Strategic Planning Committee Open Forum. Ogden College Hall Lecture Hall. Contact Bob Skipper, (270) 745-4295.
• 7 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Musica. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
• 7:30 p.m.: Cultural Enhancement Series: Ethnobotany and the Search for new ALS & Alzheimer’s Drugs in Remote Villages by Paul Alan Cox. Van Meter Hall. Free admission. Contact Cultural Enhancement, (270) 745-4375.

For upcoming events: Visit the What's Happening at WKU page, Events@WKU page or WKU’s online events calendar

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